Life in Upper Canada
Upper Canada Village
Travel back in time to discover what life was like in Upper Canada. Please make sure that your answers are neat and professional looking, handed in on a separate piece of paper. (use pen)
Under “Activities” click on 1860s Life
DAILY LIFE:
1) What tasks did women and children help within the daily life of Upper Canada?
2) What did the farmers have to do?
3) How did children fit into daily life? What were their roles?
4) What was done with the surplus that the family had?
AGRICULTURE:
1) What group of people moved to Upper Canada in the 1780s due to their poor treatment in the United States?
2) Which crop was extremely important for exportation?
3) What was the main cause of the decline of wheat production? Why was this a tad bit ironic?
4) Why did hay and oats become a main crop in the 1860s?
Compare and contrast the Loucks Farm improvement with that of the tenant Farm progress. (more than one sentence please)
Confederation Baseball Cards:
1) Who
2) Colony represented
3) For or against confederation
4) Picture
5) Basic stats
Choose 5 from the following list:
Frederick Bowker T. Carter
Sir Charles Tupper
Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley
Sir George-Etienne Cartier
George Brown
Joseph Howe
Thomas D’Arcy McGee
Alexander Tilloch Galt
Sir John Alexander Macdonald
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